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Wednesday 9 May 2018

Applications are open at the University of Aruba:

Let’s meet Faculty for Accounting, Finance and Marketing

I was fascinated. What a be, here in Aruba, is what
company is worth, how it is you sometimes hear. But
working, what is the actual we have the same level as
value of money? Why do in the Netherlands, with ac-
we trust in it?” The studies credited faculties. We have
have driven him to do re- the same standards and I
search on what he is learn- was informed by American
ing and how to build his lecturers that some bach-
future. “Internships are re- elors here are the masters
ally important in my point in South Carolina.” There
of view. I will go to Germa- are many other advan-
ny this year, to the finan- tages: it is cheaper as you
cial heart of that country: live here already, says Luis.
Frankfurt. I can’t wait to put “I left school young and
into practice what I have you should be prepared
learned.” to go abroad. Here you
It is actually okay not to have close contact with
know what you want when the lecturers, the classes
you come from high school, are small, and you feel it’s
Luis thinks. “But a college more personal. High school
degree is important, so go kids in Aruba are quite shy
after what you think is inter- because that is part of the
esting. In the end you will culture here, to stay quiet.
have that degree.” The Uni- Here you do not need to
versity of Aruba is in his eyes feel in the shadow, they
an excellent choice to start will see you. In another big
off. “There are options here country these kids might
to explore. Four faculties feel lost.”
have a lot to offer. All are Luis was even an ambas-
broad studies. When you sador of the university for
finished here, you will have a while. “When foreign stu-
a HBO degree. With that I dents visited the university I
could become a financial showed them around, and
controller or registered ac- during our Open House I
countant. But I wish to study was host for potential stu-
further after this. To go to dents to answer questions,
the Netherlands to attend I loved it. Some of them
university.” actually started studying
here.” He has an advice
Close Contact for the future students: You
After his high school he need to know the talk but
wanted to go abroad but also the walk. It is up to
at that time he did not you if you want to change,
have sufficient funds. That’s here you can connect and
where he decided for the develop.”
University of Aruba. “There For more information please
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versity. What good may it University of Aruba.q

By Linda Reijnders but discipline is better. Fo- I defend myself in Dutch.
ORANJESTAD – The Universi- cus on what is important When I came here I could
ty of Aruba is open to appli- and think of your end goal.” only speak Spanish. It does
cations this month and that not matter, you just need to
is a great opportunity to talk Luis is a dynamic and am- focus on learning what you
to some of their remarkable bitious student who loves need.”
students. Meet Luis Stefano talking. He is half Colom-
Tromp, 2nd year student at bian, half Aruban and an Fascinated by Finance
the Faculty for Account- example of a multicultural “I like finance, everything
ing, Finance and Marketing character striving to move that has to do with it. When
of the University of Aruba forward. “I think I can I was younger I watched
(FEF).”Motivation is good, speak proper English and the movie Wall Street and